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Army Form C.2118

July 1916
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CALONNE    17/7/16
Considerable amount of work done on Boyaux 207 and 208, in Morgan Trench and in Boyaux 214 and 215

Patrols report enemy front line in CITE DES CORNAILLES DIVION to be occupied at night, very lights fired from enemy support line. No enemy patrols or wiring parties out. 2 Lt LG Walton wounded.

18/7/16
4 enemy loophole plates between M.2 0.b. 5. 4 and M 20.b. 8. 6 fired on by one of our snipers with an elephant gun. All four plates penetrated. Orders received to send out patrols during the night with a view mto to intercepting the enemy's attempts to repair his wire in front of the N.W. corner of the CITE DES CORNAILLES and procuring a prisoner.

Three parties were sent out under 2 Lt HM Thomas, 2 Lt C. Waring and Cpl. J. Rees. All of three patrols reported no trace of enemy patrols or wiring party. Patrol on left report enemy line in CITE DES CORNAILLES unoccupied, patrols on centre and the right report lines strongly held.


19/7/16
4 a.m.
Camonplit blown at 4 a.m. at M. 20 .b. 5. 5. Our snipers had been warned and claimed 3 hits in enemy trenches at this hour. No crater was formed considerable amount of smoke & flame observed.
The Battalion was relieved by the 19th Bn. R. W. F. and took up billets in BULLY GRENAY vacated by the 12th S. W. B..

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